# Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955 "2017-02-04T02:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/21 "2017-02-09T08:43:58Z")
Ok, you jerks (and massive boredom, and some booze) have made me decide to give this a try, even though it looks terrible from the blurb netflix supplies… ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/22 "2017-02-09T09:17:53Z")
Alright, I tried. The acting (or maybe directing?) was pretty awful. The story was…meh…does it get better? I can foresee betterness. There was prodigious blood and vomit spray which, as a gwar fan, I love. But man…I dunno. Maybe might try another episode tomorrow. Certainly not bingeable. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/23 "2017-02-09T13:47:13Z")
I watched the first episode last night. I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/24 "2017-02-14T01:22:10Z")
I just watched episode 4. I never thought I would say, “Please don’t eat the Principal.” ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/25 "2017-02-14T15:13:26Z")
Why not? He doesn’t look tasty enough to you? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/26 "2017-02-14T15:41:18Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Alright, I tried. The acting (or maybe directing?) was pretty awful. The story was…meh…does it get better? I can foresee betterness. There was prodigious blood and vomit spray which, as a gwar fan, I love. But man…I dunno. Maybe might try another episode tomorrow. Certainly not bingeable. Yet. Yeah, that’s my feeling so far. I watched the first episode a few days ago based on the recommendations here, and I’m not feeling it yet. I’ll give it two or three more episodes and see if my opinion changes, but I just found it kind of boring. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/27 "2017-02-14T17:42:17Z")
It’s OK, but could use tighter writing, a faster pace, and better characterization / deeper characters to move it from fluff to substance. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/28 "2017-02-14T18:42:21Z")
If you want to see TO in a more “traditional” zombie flick, I would recommend catching him in the remake of [The Crazies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/). Not an Oscar-worthy movie by any means, but it does have some really intense moments. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/29 "2017-02-14T19:59:58Z")
The wife and I watched 3 episodes last night. We got some pretty good laughs out of it; and she doesn’t usually go in for that type of stuff. We’re anxious to watch the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/30 "2017-02-14T21:12:29Z")
The wife and I finished watching it last night, and we loved it. We have quite different tastes in TV shows; I tend to prefer comedies, while she enjoys more violent programming, so this was a good compromise for both of us. The humor was right up my alley, and it doesn’t hurt that Drew Barrymore has always been one of my favorite actresses. ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/31 "2017-02-14T22:01:38Z")
Just finished watching this the other day. My wife caught an error in the last episode that I missed. In California… houses, especially new construction, don’t have basements! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/32 "2017-02-23T17:45:18Z")
I finished it up last night. Season 2 is going to be hard to keep as light as season 1. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/33 "2017-02-23T18:10:13Z")
Actually, I was just thinking about Timothy Olyphant’s hilarious takes whenever Lisa was getting really touchy-feely with Casey, and realized that Lisa’s libido seemed _really_ elevated. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/34 "2017-02-23T19:06:39Z")
I watched the first episode having no idea what it was while having dinner. BIG fucking mistake. Good show though. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/35 "2017-02-27T09:48:45Z")
I’m liking this; the premise is just goofy/outre enough to be interesting in concept, awful in execution, without it has good production values and acting. Which it does! After six seasons of Raylan Givens, I initially had a hard time wrapping my mind around Olyphant’s character and portrayal; that was over and done with by the end of the first episode. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/36 "2017-03-04T00:46:59Z")
I just finished it and loved it. My favorite joke was the throwaway where the principal walks in eating a doughnut, and says “Someone threw doughnuts all over the front lawn.” ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/37 "2017-03-08T02:54:49Z")
I liked it, but I thought some episodes were definitely funnier than others. I wasn’t a big fan of Timothy Olyphant’s manic performance; it seemed like he was trying too hard. “Hey, check it out – I’m doing comedy!!!” Obviously other people disagree, though. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/38 "2017-03-08T03:00:11Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Alright, I tried. The acting (or maybe directing?) was pretty awful. The story was…meh…does it get better? I can foresee betterness. There was prodigious blood and vomit spray which, as a gwar fan, I love. But man…I dunno. Maybe might try another episode tomorrow. Certainly not bingeable. Yet. I had the same reaction. Instead of being funny, they were just mugging for the camera and smirking at each other. From the other comments, perhaps it gets better, but I had to turn it off after 20 minutes or so. ---
**Author:** ![simply\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/39 "2017-03-09T17:38:39Z")
I actually kind of enjoyed this. While there are a few rough spots, I was pretty amused most of the time. I think Olyphant does a nice job of playing just on the edge of sanity… and I kind of like his … introspective?? moments toward the end of the season. Looking forward to season 2. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955/40 "2019-04-27T20:44:09Z")
Well crap, it’s been cancelled. No season 4. Season 3 ended on a pretty interesting (IMO) cliffhanger and now nothing?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-santa-clarita-diet/778955.md?page=3)